Light Source Device and Display Apparatus

ABSTRACT

Provided are a light source device which includes a light guide plate configured to emit light made incident thereon through one surface thereof, a reflection sheet which has one surface facing the other surface of the light guide plate and is configured to reflect the light made incident on the light guide plate to one surface side of the light guide plate, and an opposite member oppositely disposed to the other surface of the reflection sheet, such that an occurrence of wrinkles and deflection in the reflection sheet may be prevented with a simple configuration, while surely fixing the position of the reflection sheet, and a display apparatus including the light source device. 
     The reflection sheet includes a first reflection sheet piece and a second reflection sheet piece, wherein the first reflection sheet piece is pinched by the light guide plate and the back cover, and the second reflection sheet piece is held by the first reflection sheet piece.

This application is the national phase under 35 U.S.C. §371 of PCTInternational Application No. PCT/JP2014/051921 which has anInternational filing date of Jan. 29, 2014 and designated the UnitedStates of America.

1. TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a light source device which includes alight guide plate for emitting light made incident thereon through onesurface thereof, a reflection sheet which has one surface facing theother surface of the light guide plate and reflects the light madeincident on the light guide plate to one surface side of the light guideplate, and an opposite member oppositely disposed to the other surfaceof the reflection sheet, and a display apparatus including the lightsource device.

2. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

In the case of a so-called edge light type light source device whichirradiates light to a side face of a liquid crystal panel, the lightsource device generally includes, on a rear side of the liquid crystalpanel, a light guide plate which guides light from a light source to theliquid crystal panel, and a reflection sheet which reflects the lightmade incident on the light guide plate from the light source to theliquid crystal panel side.

However, when the reflection sheet is expanded by receiving an influencesuch as humidity, temperature, or the like, wrinkles and deflection mayoccur in the reflection sheet. Additionally, in a configuration in whichthe light guide plate and the reflection sheet are fixed together witheach other, wrinkles and deflection may occur in the reflection sheetdue to a difference in thermal expansion coefficients between thereflection sheet and the light guide plate.

As described above, when the wrinkles and deflection occur in thereflection sheet, an interval between the light guide plate and thereflection sheet becomes uneven, such that luminance unevenness in animage displayed on the liquid crystal panel may occur.

In relation to the above-described problem, Japanese Patent Laid-openPublication No. 2010-135188 discloses a liquid crystal display apparatusincluding a light guide plate which guides light from a light source toprovide the light to a liquid crystal cell through a light emittingsurface, a first frame disposed so as to surround a side face of thelight guide plate, a reflection sheet which covers a rear surface of thelight guide plate located on a side opposite to the light emittingsurface thereof, wherein the first frame is provided with a receivingpart into which an insertion part provided on an edge part of thereflection sheet is inserted, and the position of the reflection sheetwith respect to the light guide plate is restrained by inserting theinsertion part into the receiving part.

SUMMARY

However, in the liquid crystal display apparatus of Japanese PatentLaid-open Publication No. 2010-135188, since it is necessary to providethe insertion part on the edge part of a separate reflection sheet, andfurther, to provide the receiving part into which the insertion part isinserted in the first frame, the configuration of the apparatus itselfis complicated. In addition, since the position of the reflection sheetis restrained only by inserting the insertion part into the receivingpart, the reflection sheet is not reliably fixed to the first frame.

In consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, it is an objectof the present invention to provide a light source device which includesa light guide plate for emitting light made incident thereon through onesurface thereof, a reflection sheet which has one surface facing theother surface of the light guide plate and reflects the light madeincident on the light guide plate to the one surface side of the lightguide plate, and an opposite member oppositely disposed to the othersurface of the reflection sheet, wherein the reflection sheet includes afirst reflection sheet piece and a second reflection sheet piece, thefirst reflection sheet piece is configured to be pinched by the lightguide plate and the opposite member, and the second reflection sheetpiece is configured to be held by the first reflection sheet piece, suchthat the second reflection sheet piece is freely extended andcontracted, and thereby an occurrence of wrinkles and deflection in thereflection sheet may be prevented with a simple configuration, whilesurely fixing the position of the reflection sheet, and a displayapparatus including the light source device.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided alight source device which includes a light guide plate configured toemit light made incident thereon through one surface thereof, areflection sheet which has one surface facing the other surface of thelight guide plate and is configured to reflect the light made incidenton the light guide plate to one surface side of the light guide plate,and an opposite member oppositely disposed to the other surface of thereflection sheet, wherein the reflection sheet may include: a firstreflection sheet piece pinched by the light guide plate and the oppositemember; and a second reflection sheet piece slidably sandwiched betweenthe first reflection sheet piece and the light guide plate.

According to the present invention, the reflection sheet includes thefirst reflection sheet piece and the second reflection sheet piece, andin the state in which the first reflection sheet piece is pinched by thelight guide plate and the opposite member, the second reflection sheetpiece is held by being slidably sandwiched between the first reflectionsheet piece and the light guide plate.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provideda light source device which includes a light guide plate configured toemit light made incident thereon through one surface thereof, areflection sheet which has one surface facing the other surface of thelight guide plate and is configured to reflect the light made incidenton the light guide plate to one surface side of the light guide plate,and an opposite member oppositely disposed to the other surface of thereflection sheet, wherein the reflection sheet may include: a firstreflection sheet piece pinched by the light guide plate and the oppositemember; and a second reflection sheet piece slidably sandwiched betweenthe first reflection sheet piece and the opposite member.

According to the present invention, the reflection sheet includes thefirst reflection sheet piece and the second reflection sheet piece, andin the state in which the first reflection sheet piece is pinched by thelight guide plate and the opposite member, the second reflection sheetpiece is held by being slidably sandwiched between the first reflectionsheet piece and the opposite member.

In light source device according to the present invention, an intervalmay be formed between a contact part of the first reflection sheet piecewith the light guide plate and an edge side of the second reflectionsheet piece.

According to the present invention, for example, to prepare against thatthe second reflection sheet piece is expanded by heat generated duringuse of the light source device or humidification, a prescribed intervalis provided between the contact part of the first reflection sheet piecewith the light guide plate and the edge side of the second reflectionsheet piece.

In light source device according to the present invention, an intervalmay be formed between a contact part of the first reflection sheet piecewith the opposite member and an edge side of the second reflection sheetpiece.

According to the present invention, for example, to prepare against thatthe second reflection sheet piece is expanded by heat generated duringuse of the light source device or humidification, a prescribed intervalis provided between the contact part of the first reflection sheet piecewith the opposite member and the edge side of the second reflectionsheet piece.

In light source device according to the present invention, the secondreflection sheet piece may have an area wider than the area of the firstreflection sheet piece.

According to the present invention, the second reflection sheet piecehaving a wide area and a large deformation (for example, expansion)amount is held by the first reflection sheet piece having a narrowerarea than the second reflection sheet piece.

In light source device according to the present invention, the secondreflection sheet piece may have a thickness the same as or greater thanthe thickness of the first reflection sheet piece.

According to the present invention, the second reflection sheet piecehas the same thickness as the thickness of the first reflection sheetpiece holding the second reflection sheet piece, or a thicker thicknessthan the first reflection sheet piece, thereby it is possible to preventthe second reflection sheet piece from being deformed due to its ownweight.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provideda display apparatus including: the light source device according to anyone of the above-described inventions; and a display panel which isprovided on one surface side of the light guide plate and displays animage thereon using light made incident thereon through the light guideplate.

According to the present invention, the display panel, which is providedon the one surface side of the light guide plate, displays an imagethereon using light made incident on the light guide plate and emittedfrom the one surface of the light guide plate.

According to the present invention, the reflection sheet is configuredso as to include the first reflection sheet piece and the secondreflection sheet piece, as well as the first reflection sheet piece isconfigured so as to be pinched by the light guide plate and the oppositemember, and the second reflection sheet piece is configured so as to beheld by the first reflection sheet piece, such that the secondreflection sheet piece is freely extended and contracted, and thereby anoccurrence of wrinkles and deflection in the reflection sheet may beprevented with a simple configuration, while surely fixing the positionof the reflection sheet.

The above and further objects and features will move fully be apparentfrom the following detailed description with accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating an appearance of a televisionreceiving apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG.1.

FIG. 3 is an exemplified view describing an example of a relationbetween a light guide plate and a reflection sheet in the televisionreceiving apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exemplified view describing an example of the relationbetween the light guide plate and the reflection sheet in the televisionreceiving apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exemplified view describing another example of the relationbetween the light guide plate and the reflection sheet in the televisionreceiving apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exemplified view describing an example of a relationbetween a light guide plate and a reflection sheet in the televisionreceiving apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exemplified view describing an example of a relationbetween a light guide plate and a reflection sheet in the televisionreceiving apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exemplified view describing an example of the relationbetween the light guide plate and the reflection sheet in the televisionreceiving apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an exemplified view describing an example of a relationbetween a light guide plate and a reflection sheet in the televisionreceiving apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an exemplified view describing an example of a relationbetween a light guide plate and a reflection sheet in the televisionreceiving apparatus according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, the case in which a light source device and a displayapparatus according to embodiments of the present invention are appliedto a television receiving apparatus will be described in detail, by wayof an example, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1

FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating an appearance of a televisionreceiving apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.In FIG. 1, a television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment1 of the present invention is illustrated. Hereinafter, for theconvenience of explanation, a horizontal direction and a verticaldirection of the television receiving apparatus are referred to as alateral direction and a longitudinal direction, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken along line A-A ofFIG. 1. The television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 1of the present invention, as illustrated in FIG. 1, includes arectangular liquid crystal display panel 2 displaying an image on onesurface of a front side. In addition, a light source device 1 accordingto the present invention is disposed on a rear side of the liquidcrystal display panel 2.

The light source device 1 includes a light source unit 3, an opticalsheet 4, a light guide plate 5, and a reflection sheet 6.

The optical sheet 4 is disposed so that one surface thereof faces theother surface of the liquid crystal display panel 2, the light guideplate 5 is disposed so that one surface thereof faces the other surfaceof the optical sheet 4, and the reflection sheet 6 is disposed so thatone surface thereof faces the other surface of the light guide plate 5.

A front cover 7 is disposed on the front side from the liquid crystaldisplay panel 2. The front cover 7 is formed in a cylindrical shapehaving a rectangular bottom copying the shape of the one surface of theliquid crystal display panel 2 viewed from a user, and is formed to be Lshape in a cross-sectional view. In addition, the front cover 7 has arectangular display window 71 opened in the bottom thereof. The user mayview an image displayed on the one surface of the liquid crystal displaypanel 2 through the display window 71.

Further, portions between edges of the bottom of the front cover 7 andedges of the display window 71 have a prescribed width. In other words,in the bottom of the front cover 7, residual portions other than thedisplay window 71 are formed as hollow rectangular frame parts 72.Peripheral edge parts of the one surface of the liquid crystal displaypanel 2 are covered with the frame parts 72.

The hollow rectangular frame parts 72 are provided with panel holdingparts 73 which protrude in a thickness direction of the liquid crystaldisplay panel 2 on a rear side of one end part thereof, and abut theperipheral edge parts of the liquid crystal display panel 2 to push downthe same. That is, the panel holding parts 73 hold the liquid crystaldisplay panel 2 by pushing the peripheral edge parts of the liquidcrystal display panel 2 to optical material holding frame 8 to bedescribed below.

In addition, the liquid crystal display panel 2 is provided with apolarizing plate (not illustrated) on the other surface thereof, and isconfigured in such a manner that light made incident thereon isseparated into p-waves (horizontal polarizing component) and s-waves(vertical polarizing component) by using the polarizing plate, then onlythe p-waves are transmitted toward the one surface, and the s-waves areabsorbed by the polarizing plate. The liquid crystal display panel 2 maybe an electrophoresis liquid crystal panel, for example.

In addition, the hollow rectangular frame parts 72 are provided withabutting surfaces 74 which are formed with a prescribed level differenceon a rear side of the other end part thereof, so as to abut the opticalmaterial holding frame 8. The liquid crystal display panel 2, theoptical material holding frame 8, and the light source device 1 arehoused in the front cover 7.

The optical material holding frame 8 is provided on the other surfaceside of the liquid crystal display panel 2, which abut the peripheraledge parts of the other surface of the liquid crystal display panel 2 tosupport the liquid crystal display panel 2. As described above, thepanel holding parts 73 push the peripheral edge parts of the liquidcrystal display panel 2 to optical material holding frame 8 side, andthe liquid crystal display panel 2 is pinched by the panel holding parts73 and the optical material holding frame 8.

In addition, the optical material holding frame 8 are formed in acylindrical shape having a rectangular bottom copying the shape of thebottom of the front cover 7, and are formed to be L shape in across-sectional view. Further, the optical material holding frame 8 hasa rectangular opening 81 formed in the bottom thereof copying thedisplay window 71.

In the bottom of the optical material holding frame 8, residual portionsother than the opening 81 are formed as abutting parts 82 which abut theother surface of the liquid crystal display panel 2 and the abuttingsurfaces 74 of the front cover 7, and the abutting parts 82 are formedin a hollow rectangular shape. The light source device 1 is housed inthe optical material holding frame 8.

The abutting parts 82 are provided with sheet holding parts 83 whichprotrude in the thickness direction of the optical sheet 4 on the rearside of one end part thereof along edges thereof, and abut and push downthe peripheral edge parts of the optical sheet 4 to hold the opticalsheet 4, the light guide plate 5 and the reflection sheet 6. That is,the sheet holding parts 83 hold the optical sheet 4, the light guideplate 5 and the reflection sheet 6 by pushing the peripheral edge partsof the optical sheet 4 to a back cover 9 (opposite member) to bedescribed below.

The optical sheet 4 is a publicly known sheet which functions to diffuseand collect, etc., light emitted from the light source unit 3 and madeincident thereon through the light guide plate 5, so as to moreuniformly emit light toward the liquid crystal display panel 2. Forexample, the optical sheet 4 includes two diffusion sheets, and oneprism sheet, wherein the prism sheet is installed between the twodiffusion sheets.

One diffusion sheet of the two diffusion sheets, which is disposed onthe light guide plate 5 side, is an optical sheet which functions todiffuse light made incident thereon from the light source unit 3 throughthe light guide plate 5 and allow it to be made incident on the prismsheet. In addition, the prism sheet is an optical sheet which functionsto collect the light made incident thereon through the one diffusionsheet and emit it toward the other diffusion sheet. The light passingthrough the prism sheet is made incident on the other diffusion sheetvertically to the prism sheet.

The other diffusion sheet disposed on the liquid crystal display panel 2side is an optical sheet which functions to again diffuse the light madeincident thereon through the prism sheet and emit it toward the liquidcrystal display panel 2 with a more uniform luminance distribution.

The rectangular light guide plate 5 is disposed on the other side of theoptical sheet 4. The light guide plate 5 guides light emitted by thelight source unit 3 to the optical sheet 4 (liquid crystal display panel2). For example, the light guide plate 5 may be configured in such amanner that one surface thereof facing the other surface of the opticalsheet 4 has an emitting surface at which a pattern is formed so that thelight made incident thereon from the light source unit 3 advances in theliquid crystal display panel 2 direction. Thereby, the light guide plate5 may convert the light made incident thereon from the light source unit3 into flat light to uniformly transmit it to the optical sheet 4through the emitting surface.

In addition, the light guide plate 5 is made of a high transparencyacrylic resin, for example. The reflection sheet 6 is disposed on theother surface of the light guide plate 5 for irregularly reflecting thelight made incident thereon from the light source unit 3 and emitting itfrom the emitting surface of the light guide plate 5.

The light source unit 3 is provided around one side face of the lightguide plate 5 in the lateral direction. The light source unit 3 has astrip-shaped substrate 32 oppositely disposed to the one side face ofthe light guide plate 5, a plurality of light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33mounted on the substrate 32 in a long-side direction thereof, and asquare column-shaped holding block 31 for holding the substrate 32 andthe light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33.

The light source 33 may be, for example, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp(CCFL), external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL), hot cathodefluorescent lamp (HCFL), light emitting diode (LED) or the like.

The reflection sheet 6 is disposed so that one surface thereof faces theother surface of the light guide plate 5. The reflection sheet 6 is madeof a white resin having excellent light reflecting properties, forexample, and has a function to reflect the light made incident on thelight guide plate 5 from the light sources 33 and return the reflectedlight to the emitting surface side of the light guide plate 5. Inaddition, the one surface of the reflection sheet 6 is applied with apaint having excellent light reflecting properties

Meanwhile, the back cover 9 is disposed on the other side of thereflection sheet 6. The other surface of the reflection sheet 6 facesone surface of the back cover 9.

As described above, the sheet holding parts 83 press the peripheral edgeparts of the optical sheet 4 to the back cover 9, and thereby, theoptical sheet 4, the light guide plate 5 and the reflection sheet 6 arepinched by the sheet holding parts 83 and the back cover 9.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are exemplified views describing an example of a relationbetween the light guide plate 5 and the reflection sheet 6 in thetelevision receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 1 of thepresent invention.

In the television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 1 ofthe present invention, the reflection sheet 6 includes a firstreflection sheet piece 61 and a second reflection sheet piece 62. Thesecond reflection sheet piece 62 is held by the first reflection sheetpiece 61.

The first reflection sheet piece 61 is formed in a strip shape, and isdisposed in such a manner that the long-side direction thereof isparallel to a juxtaposed direction of the light sources 33, 33, . . . ,33, in other words, the long-side direction is set as the longitudinaldirection. One side part of the first reflection sheet piece 61 in ashort-side direction thereof is disposed around the light sources 33,33, . . . , 33, and the other side part thereof in the short-sidedirection is fixed to the one surface of the back cover 9 by tapes T,for example.

At this time, as described above, the one side part of the firstreflection sheet piece 61 in the short-side direction thereof is pinchedby the sheet holding part 83 and the back cover 9. Thereby, one surfaceof the first reflection sheet piece 61 on the light guide plate 5 sideand the other surface of the light guide plate 5 come in contact witheach other at a position matching with the sheet holding part 83 in thethickness direction of the light guide plate 5. A contact part C of thefirst reflection sheet piece 61 with the light guide plate 5 extends inthe long-side direction of the first reflection sheet piece 61.

Meanwhile, the second reflection sheet piece 62 has a rectangular shapehaving a slightly wider area than the display window 71, and correspondsto the one surface of the light guide plate 5 with a slightly smallerarea than the one surface of the same. In addition, the secondreflection sheet piece 62 is configured in such a manner that dimensionsof one side thereof along the longitudinal direction are the same as orslightly smaller than the dimensions of the first reflection sheet piece61 in the long-side direction thereof. Both side parts of the secondreflection sheet piece 62 along the lateral direction are held to theback cover 9 by stands S, for example, at substantially central parts inthe lateral direction.

In addition, one of both side parts of the second reflection sheet piece62 on the light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33 side in the lateral directionis slidably sandwiched between the first reflection sheet piece 61 andthe light guide plate 5 in a prescribed range thereof. That is, sincethe second reflection sheet piece 62 is only sandwiched and held by thefirst reflection sheet piece 61 and the light guide plate 5, and apushing force of the sheet holding parts 83 is not directly appliedthereto, the second reflection sheet piece 62 may slide in a directionalong the plane thereof (a plane direction) while being sandwichedtherebetween.

Further, the one of both side parts of the second reflection sheet piece62 in the lateral direction is disposed at a prescribed interval L fromthe contact part C of the first reflection sheet piece 61 with the lightguide plate 5 in the plane direction of the first reflection sheet piece61. The interval L is defined by a heat expansion rate of the secondreflection sheet piece 62, and is a gap for preparing against expansionof the second reflection sheet piece 62.

Meanwhile, in the second reflection sheet piece 62, residual portionsother than the one side part in the lateral direction are pinched by thelight guide plate 5 and the back cover 9.

Due to the above-described configuration, in the television receivingapparatus 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, it ispossible to prevent an occurrence of the above-described problems in theart by the light source device 1.

Conventionally, since heat is generated in the light source device 1during an operation of the television receiving apparatus 100, thereflection sheet undergoes thermal expansion. In this case, when thereflection sheet is configured so as to be fixed and to limit theelongation and contraction thereof, wrinkles and deflection may occur inthe reflection sheet. In addition, as such, when the wrinkles,deflection, and the like occur in the reflection sheet, unevenness isgenerated in light made incident on the light guide plate 5 from thelight sources 33, 33, . . . , 33 and reflected toward the liquid crystaldisplay panel 2, thereby causing an occurrence of unevenness inbrightness on the liquid crystal display panel 2.

Compared with this, in the television receiving apparatus 100 accordingto Embodiment 1 of the present invention, as described above, since theone of both side parts of the second reflection sheet piece 62 on thelight sources 33, 33, . . . , 33 side is slidably sandwiched between thefirst reflection sheet piece 61 and the light guide plate 5, the secondreflection sheet piece 62 may slide in the direction along the planethereof. Further, an edge side of the one of both side parts of thesecond reflection sheet piece 62 is disposed at an interval L from thecontact part C of the first reflection sheet piece 61 with the lightguide plate 5.

Therefore, even when the reflection sheet 6 is thermally expanded by theheat generated in the light source device 1 during the operation of thetelevision receiving apparatus 100, since the second reflection sheetpiece 62 is freely extended and contracted, wrinkles, deflection, andthe like may not occur in the reflection sheet 6 (second reflectionsheet piece 62).

In more detail, in the television receiving apparatus 100 according toEmbodiment 1 of the present invention, the second reflection sheet piece62 of the reflection sheet 6 is configured so as to correspond to aregion viewed from a user in the liquid crystal display panel 2, andonly one side among four sides of the second reflection sheet piece 62is slidably sandwiched between the first reflection sheet piece 61 andthe light guide plate 5, as described above. Therefore, since not onlythe second reflection sheet piece 62 is freely extended and contractedby the thermal expansion in the other sides other than the one sidethereof while being restricted with respect to position, but also theone side is configured to slide while it is apart from the contact partC of the first reflection sheet piece 61 with the light guide plate 5 byas much as the interval L, thus even when thermal expansion isgenerated, wrinkles, deflection, and the like may not occur therein.Accordingly, unevenness in brightness on the liquid crystal displaypanel 2 due to the wrinkles, deflection, and the like of the reflectionsheet 6 (second reflection sheet piece 62) may not occur.

In the above description, the case in which the light source unit 3 isprovided on only one end part side of both end parts of the light guideplate 5 in the lateral direction is described as an example, but thetelevision receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 1 of thepresent invention is not limited thereto, and it may be configured insuch a manner that the light source unit 3 is provided on only one endpart side of both end parts of the light guide plate 5 in thelongitudinal direction.

Further, in the above description, the case in which the other side partof the first reflection sheet piece 61 in the short-side directionthereof is fixed to the one surface of the back cover 9 by the tapes Tis described, but the television receiving apparatus 100 according toEmbodiment 1 of the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 5 is an exemplified view describing another example of the relationbetween the light guide plate 5 and the reflection sheet 6 in thetelevision receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 1 of thepresent invention.

In the present example, both end parts of the first reflection sheetpiece 61 along the short-side direction thereof are held to the backcover 9 by the stands S at the substantially central part in theshort-side direction. In addition, it may be configured in such a mannerthat the one of both side parts of the second reflection sheet piece 62on the light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33 side in the lateral direction isdisposed at the front side (light guide plate 5 side) from the stands Sand S, in other words, so as to cover the stands S and S, thereby, theone side part is slidably sandwiched between the first reflection sheetpiece 61 and the light guide plate 5 in the prescribed range thereof.Also, in this case, the edge side of the one side part of both sideparts of the second reflection sheet piece 62 in the lateral directionis disposed at an interval L from the contact part C of the firstreflection sheet piece 61 with the light guide plate 5.

Also, in such the case, as described above, since the one of both sideparts of the second reflection sheet piece 62 on the light sources 33,33, . . . , 33 side in the lateral direction is slidably sandwichedbetween the first reflection sheet piece 61 and the light guide plate 5,the one side part of the second reflection sheet piece 62 may slide inthe direction along the plane thereof.

Therefore, when the reflection sheet 6 is thermally expanded by the heatgenerated in the light source device 1 during the operation of thetelevision receiving apparatus 100, since not only the second reflectionsheet piece 62 is freely extended and contracted by the thermalexpansion in the other side parts other than the one side part thereofwhile being restricted with respect to position, but also the one sidepart is also freely extended and contracted, wrinkles, deflection, andthe like may not occur in the reflection sheet 6 (second reflectionsheet piece 62).

Embodiment 2

In Embodiment 1, the case in which the light source unit 3 is providedon only one end part side of the light guide plate 5 in the lateraldirection is described as an example, but the present invention is notlimited thereto.

FIG. 6 is an exemplified view describing an example of a relationbetween the light guide plate 5 and the reflection sheet 6 in thetelevision receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the presentinvention. The television receiving apparatus 100 according toEmbodiment 2 of the present invention is different from the televisionreceiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the presentinvention in the configuration of the light source device 1.

The light source device 1 of the television receiving apparatus 100according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention is provided withlight source units 3 and 3 on both end part sides of the light guideplate 5. That is, the light source units 3 are provided around the bothside faces of the light guide plate 5 in the lateral direction,respectively. In other words, the light source units 3 and 3 areoppositely disposed with the light guide plate 5 interposed therebetweenin the lateral direction.

One light source unit 3 of two light source units 3 and 3 has astrip-shaped substrate 32 oppositely disposed to the one side face ofthe light guide plate 5 in the lateral direction, a plurality of lightsources 33, 33, . . . , 33 mounted on the substrate 32 in the long-sidedirection thereof, and a square column-shaped holding block 31 forholding the substrate 32 and the light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33.

In addition, the other light source unit 3 has a strip-shaped substrate32 oppositely disposed to the other side face of the light guide plate 5in the lateral direction, a plurality of light sources 33, 33, . . . ,33 mounted on the substrate 32 in the long-side direction thereof, and asquare column-shaped holding block 31 for holding the substrate 32 andthe light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33.

In any one of the light source units 3, the light source 33 may be acold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL), external electrode fluorescentlamp (EEFL), hot cathode fluorescent lamp (HCFL), light emitting diode(LED) or the like.

In the television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 2 ofthe present invention, the reflection sheet 6 includes two firstreflection sheet pieces 61 and 61, and one second reflection sheet piece62. The second reflection sheet piece 62 is held by the two firstreflection sheet pieces 61 and 61.

The first reflection sheet pieces 61 and 61 are formed in a strip shape,similar to Embodiment 1, and are disposed in such a manner that thelong-side direction thereof is parallel to the juxtaposed direction ofthe light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33, in other words, the long-sidedirection is set as the longitudinal direction. One side part of therespective first reflection sheet pieces 61 and 61 in the short-sidedirection thereof is disposed around the corresponding light sourceunits 3 and 3. In addition, the other side part of the respective firstreflection sheet pieces 61 and 61 in the short-side direction is fixedto the one surface of the back cover 9 by tapes (not illustrated), forexample.

At this time, the one side part of the respective first reflection sheetpieces 61 and 61 in the short-side direction thereof is pinched by thesheet holding part 83 and the back cover 9. Thereby, one surface of eachfirst reflection sheet piece 61 on the light guide plate 5 side and theother surface of the light guide plate 5 come in contact with each otherat a position matching with the sheet holding part 83 in the thicknessdirection of the light guide plate 5. Contact parts C and C of therespective first reflection sheet pieces 61 with the light guide plate 5extend in the long-side direction of the first reflection sheet piece61.

Meanwhile, the second reflection sheet piece 62 has a rectangular shapehaving a slightly wider area than the display window 71, and correspondsto the one surface of the light guide plate 5 with slightly smaller areathan the one surface of the same. In addition, the second reflectionsheet piece 62 is configured in such a manner that dimension of one sidethereof along the longitudinal direction is the same as or slightlysmaller than the dimensions of the first reflection sheet pieces 61 and61 in the long-side direction thereof. Both side parts of the secondreflection sheet piece 62 along the lateral direction are held to theback cover 9 by stands S, for example, at substantially central parts inthe lateral direction.

In addition, both side parts of the second reflection sheet piece 62 inthe lateral direction are slidably sandwiched between the firstreflection sheet piece 61 and the light guide plate 5 in a prescribedrange thereof. That is, since both side parts of the second reflectionsheet piece 62 in the lateral direction are only sandwiched and held bythe first reflection sheet piece 61 and the light guide plate 5, and thepushing force of the sheet holding parts 83 is not directly appliedthereto, the second reflection sheet piece 62 may slide in a directionalong the plane thereof while being sandwiched therebetween.

Further, each side part of the second reflection sheet piece 62 in thelateral direction is disposed at a prescribed interval L from eachcorresponding contact part C in the plane direction of the firstreflection sheet piece 61. The interval L is defined by the heatexpansion rate of the second reflection sheet piece 62.

Meanwhile, in the second reflection sheet piece 62, residual portionsother than the both side parts in the lateral direction are pinched bythe light guide plate 5 and the back cover 9.

Due to the above-described configuration, in the television receivingapparatus 100 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, it ispossible to prevent an occurrence of the above-described problems in theart by the light source device 1.

In the television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 2 ofthe present invention, as described above, since both side parts of thesecond reflection sheet piece 62 are slidably sandwiched between thefirst reflection sheet pieces 61 and 61 and the light guide plate 5, thesecond reflection sheet piece 62 may slide in the direction along theplane thereof. Further, edge sides of these both side parts of thesecond reflection sheet piece 62 are disposed at intervals L from therespective corresponding contact parts C and C.

Therefore, in the television receiving apparatus 100 according toEmbodiment 2 of the present invention, even when the reflection sheet 6is thermally expanded by the heat generated in the light source device 1during the operation of the television receiving apparatus 100, sincethe second reflection sheet piece is freely extended and contracted,wrinkles, deflection, and the like may not occur in the reflection sheet6 (second reflection sheet piece 62).

In the above description, the case in which the light source units 3 and3 are provided on two places of both end part sides of the light guideplate 5 in the lateral direction is described as an example, but thetelevision receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 2 of thepresent invention is not limited thereto, and it may be configured insuch a manner that the light source units 3 and 3 are provided on bothend part sides of the light guide plate 5 in the longitudinal direction.

The same parts as those in Embodiment 1 will be denoted by the samereference numerals, and will not be described.

Embodiment 3

In the above description, the case in which one and/or both side partsof the second reflection sheet piece 62 in the lateral direction (or thelongitudinal direction) is/are slidably between the first reflectionsheet piece 61 and the light guide plate 5 as an example, but thepresent invention is not limited thereto.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are exemplified views describing an example of a relationbetween a light guide plate 5 and a reflection sheet 6 in the televisionreceiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 3 of the presentinvention.

In the television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 3 ofthe present invention, the reflection sheet 6 includes the firstreflection sheet piece 61, and the second reflection sheet piece 62. Thesecond reflection sheet piece 62 is held by the first reflection sheetpiece 61.

The first reflection sheet piece 61 is formed in a strip shape, and isdisposed in such a manner that the long-side direction thereof isparallel to the juxtaposed direction of the light sources 33, 33, . . ., 33. The one side part of the first reflection sheet piece 61 in theshort-side direction thereof is disposed around the corresponding lightsources 33, 33, . . . , 33.

At this time, the one side part of the first reflection sheet piece 61in the short-side direction thereof is pinched by the sheet holding part83 and the back cover 9. Thereby, the other surface of the firstreflection sheet piece 61 and the one surface of the back cover 9 comein contact with each other at a position matching with the sheet holdingpart 83 in the thickness direction of the light guide plate 5. A contactpart C1 of the first reflection sheet piece 61 with the back cover 9extend in the long-side direction of the first reflection sheet piece61.

Meanwhile the second reflection sheet piece 62 is the same as that ofEmbodiment 1, and therefore will not be described.

In addition, the one of both side parts of the second reflection sheetpiece 62 on the light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33 side in the lateraldirection is slidably sandwiched between the first reflection sheetpiece 61 and the back cover 9 in a prescribed range thereof. That is,since the second reflection sheet piece 62 is only sandwiched and heldby the first reflection sheet piece 61 and the back cover 9, and thepushing force of the sheet holding parts 83 is not directly appliedthereto, the second reflection sheet piece may slide in a directionalong the plane thereof while being sandwiched therebetween.

Further, the one of both side parts of the second reflection sheet piece62 is disposed at a prescribed interval L from the contact part C1 ofthe first reflection sheet piece 61 with the back cover 9 in the planedirection of the first reflection sheet piece 61. The interval L isdefined by the heat expansion rate of the second reflection sheet piece62. Meanwhile, in the second reflection sheet piece 62, residualportions other than the one side part in the lateral direction arepinched by the light guide plate 5 and the back cover 9.

Due to the above-described configuration, in the television receivingapparatus 100 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, it ispossible to prevent an occurrence of the above-described problems in theart by the light source device 1.

In the television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 3 ofthe present invention, as described above, since the one of both sideparts of the second reflection sheet piece 62 on the light sources 33,33, . . . , 33 side is slidably sandwiched between the first reflectionsheet piece 61 and the back cover 9, the second reflection sheet piece62 may slide in the direction along the plane thereof. Further, the edgeside of the one side part of both side parts of the second reflectionsheet piece 62 is disposed at an interval L from the contact part C1 ofthe first reflection sheet piece 61 with the back cover 9.

Therefore, even when the reflection sheet 6 is thermally expanded by theheat generated in the light source device 1 during operation of thetelevision receiving apparatus 100, since the second reflection sheetpiece is freely extended or contracted, wrinkles, deflection, and thelike may not occur in the reflection sheet 6 (second reflection sheetpiece 62).

In more detail, in the television receiving apparatus 100 according toEmbodiment 3 of the present invention, the second reflection sheet piece62 of the reflection sheet 6 is configured so as to correspond to aregion viewed from the user in the liquid crystal display panel 2, andonly one side among four sides of the second reflection sheet piece 62is slidably sandwiched between the first reflection sheet piece 61 andthe back cover 9, as described above. Therefore, since not only thesecond reflection sheet piece 62 is freely extended and contracted bythe thermal expansion in the other sides other than the one side thereofwhile being restricted with respect to position, but also the one sideis configured to slide while it is apart from the contact part C1 of thefirst reflection sheet piece 61 with the back cover 9 by as much as theinterval L, thus even when thermal expansion is generated, wrinkles,deflection, and the like may not occur therein. Accordingly, unevennessin brightness on the liquid crystal display panel 2 due to the wrinkles,deflection, and the like of the reflection sheet 6 (second reflectionsheet piece 62) may not occur.

In the above description, the case in which the light source unit 3 isprovided on only one end part side of both end parts of the light guideplate 5 in the lateral direction is described as an example, but thetelevision receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 3 of thepresent invention is not limited thereto, it may be configured in such amanner that the light source unit 3 is provided on only one end partside of both end parts of the light guide plate 5 in the longitudinaldirection.

The same parts as those in Embodiment 1 will be denoted by the samereference numerals, and will not be described.

Embodiment 4

In Embodiment 3, the case in which the light source unit 3 is providedon only one end part side of the light guide plate 5 in the lateraldirection is described as an example, but the present invention is notlimited thereto.

FIG. 9 is an exemplified view describing an example of a relationbetween a light guide plate 5 and a reflection sheet 6 in the televisionreceiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 4 of the presentinvention. The television receiving apparatus 100 according toEmbodiment 4 of the present invention is different from the televisionreceiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 3 of the presentinvention in the configuration of the light source device 1.

The light source device 1 of the television receiving apparatus 100according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention is provided withlight source units 3 and 3 on both end part sides of the light guideplate 5 in the lateral direction, that is, around both side faces of thelight guide plate 5, respectively. In other words, the light sourceunits 3 and 3 are oppositely disposed with the light guide plate 5interposed therebetween in the lateral direction.

One light source unit 3 of two light source units 3 and 3 has astrip-shaped substrate 32 oppositely disposed to the one side face ofthe light guide plate 5 in the lateral direction, a plurality of lightsources 33, 33, . . . , 33 mounted on the substrate 32 in the long-sidedirection thereof, and a square column-shaped holding block 31 forholding the substrate 32 and the light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33.

In addition, the other light source unit 3 is disposed around the otherside face of the light guide plate 5 in the lateral direction, and has astrip-shaped substrate 32, a plurality of light sources 33, 33, . . . ,33, and a square column-shaped holding block 31, similar to the onelight source unit 3. Further, in any one of the light source units 3,the light source 33 may be a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL),external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL), hot cathode fluorescent lamp(HCFL), light emitting diode (LED) or the like.

In the television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 4 ofthe present invention, the reflection sheet 6 includes two firstreflection sheet pieces 61 and 61, and one second reflection sheet piece62. The second reflection sheet piece 62 is held by the two firstreflection sheet pieces 61 and 61.

The first reflection sheet pieces 61 and 61 are formed in a strip shape,similar to Embodiments 1 to 3, and are disposed in such a manner thatthe long-side directions thereof are parallel to the juxtaposeddirections of the light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33, in other words, thelong-side directions are set as the longitudinal directions. The oneside part of the respective first reflection sheet pieces 61 and 61 inthe short-side direction thereof is disposed around the correspondinglight source units 3 and 3.

At this time, since the one side part of the respective first reflectionsheet pieces 61 and 61 in the short-side direction thereof is pinched bythe sheet holding parts 83 and the back cover 9, contact parts C1 and C1in which the other surface of each first reflection sheet piece 61 andthe one surface of the back cover 9 come in contact with each other atpositions matching with the sheet holding parts 83 in the thicknessdirection of the light guide plate 5 are formed. The contact parts C1and C1 of the first reflection sheet piece 61 extend in the long-sidedirection thereof, respectively.

Meanwhile the second reflection sheet piece 62 is the same as that ofEmbodiment 3, and therefore will not be described.

In addition, both side parts of the second reflection sheet piece 62 inthe lateral direction are slidably sandwiched between the firstreflection sheet piece 61 and the back cover 9 in a prescribed rangethereof. That is, since the second reflection sheet piece 62 is onlysandwiched and held by the first reflection sheet piece 61 and the backcover 9, and the pushing force of the sheet holding parts 83 is notdirectly applied thereto, the second reflection sheet piece may slide ina direction along the plane thereof while being sandwiched therebetween.

Further, each side part of the second reflection sheet piece 62 in thelateral direction is disposed at a prescribed interval L from eachcorresponding contact part C1 of the first reflection sheet piece 61 inthe plane direction thereof. The interval L is defined by the heatexpansion rate of the second reflection sheet piece 62.

Meanwhile, in the second reflection sheet piece 62, residual portionsother than the both side parts thereof in the lateral direction arepinched by the light guide plate 5 and the back cover 9.

Due to the above-described configuration, in the television receivingapparatus 100 according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention, it ispossible to prevent an occurrence of the above-described problems in theart by the light source device 1.

In the television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 4 ofthe present invention, as described above, since both side parts of thesecond reflection sheet piece 62 are slidably sandwiched between thefirst reflection sheet piece 61 and the back cover 9, the secondreflection sheet piece 62 may slide in the direction along the planethereof. Further, edge sides of these both side parts of the secondreflection sheet piece 62 are disposed at intervals L from therespective corresponding contact parts C1 and C1.

Therefore, in the television receiving apparatus 100 according toEmbodiment 4 of the present invention, even when the reflection sheet 6is thermally expanded by the heat generated in the light source device 1during the operation of the television receiving apparatus 100, sincethe second reflection sheet piece is freely extended and contracted,wrinkles, deflection, and the like may not occur in the reflection sheet6 (second reflection sheet piece 62).

In the above description, the case in which the light source units 3 and3 are provided on two places of both end part sides of the light guideplate 5 in the lateral direction is described as an example, but thetelevision receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 4 of thepresent invention is not limited thereto, and it may be configured insuch a manner that the light source units 3 and 3 are provided on bothend part sides of the light guide plate 5 in the longitudinal direction.

The same parts as those in Embodiment 1 will be denoted by the samereference numerals, and will not be described.

Embodiment 5

In the above description, the case in which the light source units 3 and3 are provided on two places of both end part sides of the light guideplate 5 in the lateral direction (or the longitudinal direction) isdescribed as an example, but the present invention is not limitedthereto.

FIG. 10 is an exemplified view describing an example of a relationbetween a light guide plate 5 and a reflection sheet 6 in the televisionreceiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 5 of the presentinvention.

In the light source device 1 of television receiving apparatus 100according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention, light source units 3and 3 are provided on one end part side of both end parts of the lightguide plate 5 in the lateral direction and on one end part side of bothend parts of the light guide plate 5 in the longitudinal direction,respectively. That is, the light source units 3 and 3 are providedaround a side face of the one end part of both end parts of the lightguide plate 5 in the lateral direction and around a side face of the oneend part of both end parts of the light guide plate 5 in thelongitudinal direction, respectively.

One light source unit 3 of two light source units 3 and 3 has astrip-shaped substrate 32 oppositely disposed to the one side face ofthe light guide plate 5 in the lateral direction, a plurality of lightsources 33, 33, . . . , 33 mounted on the substrate 32 in the long-sidedirection thereof, and a square column-shaped holding block 31 forholding the substrate 32 and the light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33.

In addition, the other light source unit 3 is disposed around the oneside face of the light guide plate 5 in the longitudinal direction, andhas a strip-shaped substrate 32, a plurality of light sources 33, 33, .. . , 33, and a square column-shaped holding block 31, similar to theone light source unit 3.

In the television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 5 ofthe present invention, the reflection sheet 6 includes two firstreflection sheet pieces 61 and 61, and one second reflection sheet piece62. The second reflection sheet piece 62 is held by the two firstreflection sheet pieces 61 and 61.

The first reflection sheet pieces 61 and 61 are formed in a strip shape,similar to Embodiments 1 to 4, and are disposed in such a manner thatthe long-side directions thereof are parallel to the juxtaposeddirections of the light sources 33, 33, . . . , 33, in other words, thelong-side directions are set as the longitudinal direction or thelateral direction. One side part of the respective first reflectionsheet pieces 61 and 61 in the short-side direction thereof is disposedaround the corresponding light source units 3 and 3.

At this time, since the one side part of the respective first reflectionsheet pieces 61 and 61 in the short-side direction thereof is pinched bythe sheet holding parts 83 and the back cover 9, contact parts C1 and C1in which the other surface of each first reflection sheet piece 61 andthe one surface of the back cover 9 come in contact with each other atpositions matching with the sheet holding parts 83 in the thicknessdirection of the light guide plate 5 are formed. The contact parts C1and C1 of the first reflection sheet piece 61 extend in the long-sidedirection thereof, respectively.

Meanwhile the second reflection sheet piece 62 is the same as that ofEmbodiments 1 to 4, and therefore will not be described.

In addition, side parts of the second reflection sheet piece 62 aroundthe two light source units 3 and 3 (hereinafter, briefly referred to asside parts of light source side) are slidably sandwiched between thefirst reflection sheet piece 61 and the back cover 9 in a prescribedrange thereof, respectively. That is, since each side part of the secondreflection sheet piece 62 around the light source units 3 and 3 is onlysandwiched and held by the first reflection sheet piece 61 and the backcover 9, and the pushing force of the sheet holding parts 83 is notdirectly applied thereto, the second reflection sheet piece may slide ina direction along the plane thereof while being sandwiched therebetween.

Further, each side part of light source side of the second reflectionsheet piece 62 is disposed at a prescribed interval L from eachcorresponding contact part C1 in the plane direction of the firstreflection sheet piece 61. The interval L is defined by a heat expansionrate of the second reflection sheet piece 62.

Meanwhile, in the second reflection sheet piece 62, residual portionsother than the two side parts of light source side are pinched by thelight guide plate 5 and the back cover 9.

Due to the above-described configuration, in the television receivingapparatus 100 according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention, it ispossible to prevent an occurrence of the above-described problems in theart by the light source device 1.

In the television receiving apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 5 ofthe present invention, as described above, since both side parts oflight source side of the second reflection sheet piece 62 are slidablysandwiched between the first reflection sheet piece 61 and the backcover 9, respectively, the second reflection sheet piece 62 may slide inthe direction along the plane thereof. Further, edge sides of the sidepart of light source side of the second reflection sheet piece 62 aredisposed at intervals L from the respective corresponding contact partsC1 and C1.

Therefore, in the television receiving apparatus 100 according toEmbodiment 5 of the present invention, even when the reflection sheet 6is thermally expanded by the heat generated in the light source device 1during the operation of the television receiving apparatus 100, sincethe second reflection sheet piece is freely extended and contracted,wrinkles, deflection, and the like may not occur in the reflection sheet6 (second reflection sheet piece 62).

The same parts as those in Embodiment 1 will be denoted by the samereference numerals, and will not be described.

In the above description, the television receiving apparatus 100 is anexample of the display apparatus. Further, the present embodiment may bewidely applied to various electronic devices without being limited tothe television receiving apparatus, for example, the electronic devicesincluding a notebook type personal computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a game machine, or the like.

As this invention may be embodied in several forms without departingfrom the spirit of essential characteristics thereof, the presentembodiments are therefore illustrative and not restrictive, since thescope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than bythe description preceding them, and all changes that fall within metesand bounds of the claims, or equivalence of such metes and boundsthereof are therefore intended to be embraced by the claims.

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 8. A light source device which includes a light guideplate configured to emit light made incident thereon through one surfacethereof, a reflection sheet which has one surface facing the othersurface of the light guide plate and is configured to reflect the lightmade incident on the light guide plate to one surface side of the lightguide plate, and an opposite member oppositely disposed to the othersurface of the reflection sheet, wherein the reflection sheet comprises:a first reflection sheet piece pinched by the light guide plate and theopposite member; and a second reflection sheet piece slidably sandwichedbetween the first reflection sheet piece and the light guide plate.
 9. Alight source device which includes a light guide plate configured toemit light made incident thereon through one surface thereof, areflection sheet which has one surface facing the other surface of thelight guide plate and is configured to reflect the light made incidenton the light guide plate to one surface side of the light guide plate,and an opposite member oppositely disposed to the other surface of thereflection sheet, wherein the reflection sheet comprises: a firstreflection sheet piece pinched by the light guide plate and the oppositemember; and a second reflection sheet piece slidably sandwiched betweenthe first reflection sheet piece and the opposite member.
 10. The lightsource device according to claim 8, wherein an interval is formedbetween a contact part of the first reflection sheet piece with thelight guide plate and an edge side of the second reflection sheet piece.11. The light source device according to claim 9, wherein an interval isformed between a contact part of the first reflection sheet piece withthe opposite member and an edge side of the second reflection sheetpiece.
 12. The light source device according to claim 8, wherein thesecond reflection sheet piece has an area wider than the area of thefirst reflection sheet piece.
 13. The light source device according toclaim 8, wherein the second reflection sheet piece has a thickness thesame as or greater than the thickness of the first reflection sheetpiece.
 14. A display apparatus comprising: the light source deviceaccording to claim 8; and a display panel which is provided on onesurface side of the light guide plate and displays an image thereonusing light made incident thereon through the light guide plate.